US2007068A

US2007068A - Portable water softener

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Publication number: US2007068A
Application number: US695688A
Authority: US
Inventors: William C Beck
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1933-10-28
Filing date: 1933-10-28
Publication date: 1935-07-02
Anticipated expiration: 1952-07-02

Description

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INVENTOR v ATTORNEY Patented July 2, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PORTABLE WATER. SOFTENER William C. Beck, Mattoon, Ill.

Application October 28, 1933, Serial No. 695,688

1 Claim. (Cl. 210--24) This invention relates to water softeners and or reservoir when the latter is placed within the has for the primary object the provisionof a seat 3. The base is slightly flared to facilitate portable device of the above stated character the supporting of the tank or reservoir and aid which will efiiciently and quickly soften the in preventing tipping of the latter when in use.

5 water taken directly from a hydrant or water The upper end of the tank or reservoir is equipped 5 output and deliver the softened water to any witha flange 5 apertured to receive bolts or like place desired and is so constructed that the refasteners 6 for securing to the tank or reservoir generation of the chemical of the softener may a removable head I in which is formed a chamber be easily and quickly accomplished without soil- 8. The head is flanged, as shown at 9, to overlie 19 ing or corroding the device and especially the thefiangeEand is apertured to receive the bolts l0 exterior thereof and is equipped with means for fasteners S and a suitable gasket I0 is positioned preventing the water from forming a channel or between the head and the flange to prevent single passage through the chemical and which escape of the contents of the tank or reservoir also effectively distributes the incoming water to while the softener is in use. The chamber 8 is the chemical. in communication with an intake nipple N form- 35 With these and other objects in view this ining an integral part of the head and is designed to vention consists in certain novel features of conconnect with a hose coupling I! of the female struction, combination and arrangement of parts type to which an intake hose I3 is connected. to be hereinafter more fully described and The hose at its free end is equipped with a g claimed. coupling l4 detachably connected to a fitting I5 For a complete understanding of my invenof substantialy L-shape, one branch of which retion, reference is to be had to the following deceives a gasket "5 adapted to frictionally grip scription and accompanying drawings, in which the discharge end of a faucet H. The gasket Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section may be forced tightly against the faucet by a set illustrating a water softener constructed in acbolt l8 carried by the fitting l5. 25 cordance with the invention. The head I is provided with a seat l9 surround- Figure 2 is a top plan view illustrating the deing the chamber 8 and in which is positioned a vice. screen 20 overlying the chamber 8 and compel- Figure 3 is a plan view of the device with the ling the incoming water from the faucet to pass cover or head removed illustrating the outlet therethrough and be effectively distributed into 30 means. the tank or reservoir over a maximum area of Figure 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the chemical 2i confined within the tank or the means of securing the base to the tank or reservoir. The tank or reservoir is substantially reservoir. filled with the chemical 2!, as shown in Figure 1 Figure 5 is a plan view illustrating the device of the drawings. with the head or cover removed and showing the An outlet port is located in the wall of the Screen in positiontank or reservoir adjacent the upper end of the Fi ure 6 is a fragmentary sectional v w h latter and below the upper surface of the cheniling the head With a funnel p d thereto for cal and has secured therein by a packing gland t P p Of regenerating the Chemical o the 22 an outlet pipe 23 comprising several sections device. detachably connected. The outeror discharge end Figure 7 is a sectional view showing the fitting of the outlet pipe 23 is constructed to receive f r s u n t intake hose t any type f the coupling 24 to which a hose 2515 connected. faucet. The innermost section of the outlet pipe 23 is of Fi ur 8 is a fragmentary sectional v w ll substantially L-shape with the leg portion 26 in H a modified form of Connection between the form of a cylindrical foraminous material 21 the fu e a d the headwhich lies in close proximity to the bottom of Referring in detail to the drawings, e the tank or reservoir and embedded within the oral I indicates a tank or reservoir of any deh mical 2|, The hose 25 may be of any desired sired shape and prefe a y of Cylindrical form, length so that the softened water from the de- 50 as s ow n Figure and is pp d by a revice may be directed to any place desired. movable base 2. The base has a seat 3 for the In operation, and when it is desired to obtain lower end of the tank or reservoir and is of the softened water, the faucet I1 is opened and the split type equipped with a fastening medium 4 water directly from the hydrant is admitted to so that the base may be drawn tightly .to the tank the chamber 8 and passes through the screen 20 so that the water will be sprayed over the upper surface of the chemical. The water being under pressure from the hydrant passes from the chemical into the outlet pipe to the hose 25 where it may be directed into any device which may have been elected to receive the softened or treated water.

The top-wall of the head 1 is provided with a filling port 21 in which is formed a seat 28 to receive a suitable gasket. The walls of the port above the seat 28 are screw threaded to mesh with the screw threads of a plug 29 which is equipped with a handle 30 to facilitatethe removal and applicat on of the plug to the head.

A device of this character after. use over a period of time, the chemical employed therein must be regenerated by a suitable solution and to permit this operation to be carried out, the plug 29 is removed and a funnel 3| is threaded into engagement with the seat 28 of the port 21 so that the solution may be easily and conveniently poured or directed into the head and thence through thetscreen for action on the chemical 2|. The funnel 3| is preferably of a size that will receive the full amount of the solution at onetime which is necessary to bring about the regeneration of the device.

As shown in Figure 8, the filling port may be surrounded by an upstanding externally screw threaded flange 32 and the funnel used in connection therewith has its discharge neck internally screw threaded to receive the screw threaded flange 32. When the tunnel of this character is removed from the head a cap type plug may be employed for closing the filling port.

A device constructed in accordance with the foregoing may be cheaply manufactured and consists of a minimum number of parts and is capable of being easily transported from one place to another and will permit the flow of water in a reverse direction through the device by simply connecting the hose Hi to the outlet pipe 23. It is desirable at some time to reverse the flow of water for cleansing purposes and the screen 20 will prevent the escape of the chemical 2| during this operation. The regeneration of the chemical can be easily carried out with minimum eifort on the part of the operator and without danger of spilling the regenerating solution While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention, as claimed.

Having described the invention, I claim:

A water softener comprising a chemical container having its upper end open and flanged, a head for the open end of the container and having a chamber and a recess to receive the flanged open end of said container, a screen between the chamber and the container and seated against walls of the recess and the flanged end of said container, said head having a. screw threaded port in communication with the chamber and an inlet to admit water to said chamber and through the screen to the container to be distributed over the chemical of the container by said screen, a removable handle type plug for normally closing the port whereby the latter may be opened to receive a funnel for directing a rejuvenating solution into the chamber and thence onto the chemical of the container, and an outlet pipe extending from the lower portion of the container WILLIAM c; BECK.